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Ep 14 - Mean Girls (2004) | On Mondays We Take on “Girl-World”
On Cinefools recording day Jordan asked Jacob what day it was. "Mean Girls Day", he responded. Jordan was disconcerted, forced to contemplate the ramifications of this endeavour into the uncharted "girl-world". Did the internet truly need to hear our thoughts on the Tina Fey written and Mark Waters directed 2004, teen comedy classic, 'Mean Girls' and its illustrations of the sociology of girls, gender norms, politics and the nuances and expectations of womanhood as pushed by an unrelenting culture? No it did not. But we did it anyway. So get in losers, we're going podcasting!
Timecodes:
Introduction (0:00 - 07:18)
Mark Waters / Tina Fey Biographies (07:19 - 20:47)
Mean Girls Discussion (20:48 - 1:21:02)
Fibia (1:21:03 - 1:29:53)
Wind Down / End (1:29:54 - 1:36:13)
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